definitions

hashing

[ hash-ing ]
/ ˈhæʃ ɪŋ /
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noun

Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.
Computers. a technique for locating data in a file by applying a transformation, usually arithmetic, to a key.

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RELATED WORDS

contend, squabble, disagree, quibble, dispute, quarrel, disfigure, wreck, lacerate, bruise, distort, impair, contort, hack, maim, maul, chew, scrunch, squish, grind

Nearby words

hashemite kingdom of jordan, hasher, hashhead, hashimite, hashimoto's disease, hashing, hashish, hashtag, hasid, hasidean, hasidim

Origin of hashing

hash1 + -ing1

Definition for hashing (2 of 2)

hash

1
[ hash ]
/ hæʃ /

noun

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

hash over, to bring up again for consideration; discuss, especially in review: At the class reunion they hashed over their college days.

Origin of hash

1
1645–55; < French hacher to cut up, derivative of hache ax, hatchet

Related forms

un·hashed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hashing (1 of 3)

hash

1
/ (hæʃ) /

noun

verb (tr)

to chop into small pieces
to mix or mess up

Word Origin for hash

C17: from Old French hacher to chop up, from hache hatchet

British Dictionary definitions for hashing (2 of 3)

hash

2
/ (hæʃ) /

noun

slang short for hashish

British Dictionary definitions for hashing (3 of 3)

hash

3

hash mark

/ (hæʃ) /

noun

the character (#) used to precede a number
this sign used in printing or writing to indicate that a space should be inserted
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for hashing

hash

[ hăsh ]

n.

Hashish.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Idioms and Phrases with hashing

hash

In addition to the idiom beginning with hash

  • hash over

also see:

  • make a hash of
  • settle someone's hash
  • sling hash
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.